run-up
US
UK run-up n: (preceding period)
SC 事件的前奏曲 shì jiàn de qián zòu qǔ
SC 序幕 shì jiàn de qián zòu qǔ，xù mù
Restaurants make a large part of their annual profit in the run-up to Christmas.
run-up n: (time of preparation)
SC 准备阶段
TC 準備階段
TC 準備階段
In the run-up to the World Cup, football fans all over the world become crazy with excitement.
run-up n: (aircraft: prior to take-off) (飞机)
SC 引擎加速
The plane began to make its run-up to take-off.
run up against [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep: (face: challenges)
SC 面对...的挑战
SC 遭遇了
The explorers ran up against some serious problems when the weather suddenly worsened.